Thousands of Bay Area residents converged in San Francisco’s Mission District this week for its annual Día de los Muertos celebration, honoring the dead through art, music and ritual. Among the celebrants were Mexican-American families who call themselves "Mission Made," because of their deep roots in the neighborhood. They remembered beloved Mission icons, like the late Ralph Ortega, the unofficial mayor of Capp Street whose custom car garage was a community gathering place. There were also family members grieving the deaths of loved ones lost to gun violence, including 26-year-old emergency medical technician Camilo Senchyna-Beltran who went to school in the neighborhood. And there were dozens of local artists in attendance, as well as a handful of officially commissioned altaristas who created public altars for shared remembrance, grief and connection. Read more at: ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/11/05/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration-honors-dead-mission-district-of-old/ Hit that SUBSCRIBE button! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=kqedart Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kqedarts Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/KQEDarts

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